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| Date: | Tuesday 18 March 1986 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 20 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N49946 |
| MSN: | 20121 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Phoenix, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF BECAUSE THE ACFT WAS VEERING OFF THE RWY. AFTER RELEASE FROM THE TOW PLANE THE ACFT WING TIP STRUCK A BUSH CAUSING THE AFCT TO GROUND LOOP. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM 200 DEG AT 5 KTS GUSTING TO 10 KTS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB Identification: LAX86LA144
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 September 2000 | HB-1978 | Amlikon |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2009 01:13 | DColclasure | Added |
| 22-Sep-2011 12:09 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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